Title: Spider, Part Two: "Babblefish"

Author: Vega

Fandom: Inu Yasha (Literally, "Dog-Boy Yasha")

Pairing: None Yet

Rating: PG

Archive: ff.net, History's Mirror

Feedback: arkaidy@hotmail.com

Status: Incomplete

Sequel/Series: None

Disclaimer: All recognizable characters and concepts are property of Rumiko Takahashi and no infringement is intended. All intellectual material that does not fall under this category belongs to me.

Websites: http://www.angelfire.com/realm/arkaidy

Warnings: Smut ahead, possibly, and lots of angst.

Notes: Please forgive the horrid choppy Japanese. If someone could find me a translator that allows me to put in full phrases and spits out romanji and not kanji translations I would be eternally grateful. Thanks to Arcane for the ones that are right.

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When I awoke again the air felt lighter, the scent less cloying. I struggled to lift my eyelids. I raised my right arm to rub the sleep out of my eyes and yelped - it hurt. Then I remembered that it had hurt before too.

There was the sound of feet on... on what? Wooden floor. Yes, socked feet on wooden floor.

I turned my head slightly, lowering my arm. My head was resting on a sort of stiff padded block. It was making the back of my skull throb. I could see the sock feet as they entered the room from a papery door.

Then I could see knees as someone bent down beside me, knees clad in elaborate cream-coloured material. Then an olive-skinned hand as it raised from the floor and pressed to my forehead. I closed my eyes.

"Kanojo wa me gachi teiru..." a voice close to me called.

"Samasu? Wagakimi!" said another, out in the hall. I didn't understand the language. Had I hit my head hard on something?

"Daijabou-ka? Onna?" the nearest voice said and I think I managed to blink before the incense and the pain pushed me back into the welcome depths of unconsciousness.

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Translation:

Kanojo wa me gachi teiru: "She is awake"

Samasu: "Awake"

Wagakimi: "My lord/ master"

Daijabou-ka: "Are you well?"

Onna: woman